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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 05, 1850
Page
6
Details of South Australian wool sales in London from June 13 to 26 show varying prices with good qualities holding or rising slightly while inferior lots softened. The report lists numerous bale numbers and prices, noting steady demand among merchants and farmers and including references to shippers such as Jecomb and Elgin along with licenses and monthly tallies.
Government Gazette notes that applicants for Census Act work will be informed via the Gazetted notice and district collectors, with select Census staff listed and appointed by the Colonial Secretary. Also announces a new public pound and appointment of Richard Hill as poundkeeper near Willunga under the Governor's ordinance authority.
The Colonial Secretary announces the Board of Commissioners has directed a new road and bridge construction in the Mundred of Adelaide under Ordinance No 14 of 1849. Plans and surveys are available for inspection at the Surveyor-General's office, with objections due forty days from first publication. His Excellency confirms the order under the ordinance.
A mixed summary of Swansea copper ore sales dated 1850, noting ore samples from Swansea Mine and Burra Burra parcels, with prices cited and a July sale. The report also lists Immigration Office notices aboard the Lymander, medical board examinations, new barristers licenses, publican licenses, and detailed impoundment notices for livestock at public pounds with descriptions and sale dates.
A heated debate among Anti Dray Tax League delegates considers appointing a committee to select cases for defense, with Mr Fisher facing criticism over costs. Prospects of extending representation and funding are discussed as members push for orderly action while facing unpaid quotas and potential legal actions.
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